Great Bristol Half Marathon

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Great Bristol Half Marathon
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Fun runners taking part in the 2006 Bristol Half Marathon
DateSeptember
Location Bristol
Event type Half marathon
Distance13 miles, 192.5 yards (21,097.5 metres)
Established1989;36 years ago (1989)
Course recordsMen's: 1:00:03 (Haile Gebrselassie, 2001)
Women's: 1:06:47 (Paula Radcliffe, 2001)
Official site Official Website

The Great Bristol Half Marathon is an annual road running event held on the streets of Bristol, UK. The route is at sea level and starts on Anchor Road outside We The Curious. Participants make their way toward Hotwells before heading under the Clifton Suspension Bridge and along the Portway toward Sea Mills before returning the same way then navigating around Cumberland Basin then along Spike Island before crossing Prince Street Bridge, circling Queen Square then heading to Castle Park via St Mary Redcliffe and Temple Circus. The final mile and a half take place in the Old City and Bristol City Centre before crossing the finish line back at Anchor Road.

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The runner's village is located at Millennium Square.

Race history

Bristol Marathon

The half-marathon had been preceded locally by the Bristol Marathon, which was first run in 1982. [1] In 2014, a new marathon was launched in Bristol. [2] Organised by Go2Events, the Bristol + Bath Marathon follows much of the Bristol Half Marathon route before heading out of the city through South Gloucestershire and into Bath finishing at Royal Victoria Park. [3] The inaugural event took place on 25 October 2015.

Bristol Half Marathon

The first Bristol Half Marathon was held in 1989, with just 1,000 runners competing. The event grew with 12,000 competitors in 2005, 15,000 in 2006 and 16,000 in 2009, a figure around which the participation level has settled. [4]

In the 1992 race, two Kenyan teammates finished first with the same time. Gideon Mutisya and David Mungai shared the 1:04:08 course-record time, though Mutisya was declared winner. [5]

Notable editions of the race include 1997, when the event was titled 'The Cabot 500 Run Through History' to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Cabot's first voyage to Newfoundland in 1497 and 2001, when the Bristol Half Marathon was also the 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and attracted competitors such as Haile Gebrselassie and Paula Radcliffe.

In 2007 the race incorporated the UK Athletics team selection trial for the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships, as well as the Amateur Athletic Association championship half marathon.

The first fatality in the race occurred in 2011, when a male runner collapsed and died. [6]

The names of various sponsors have prefixed the title of the race in the past, with names including the BUPA Bristol Half Marathon, the Reebok Bristol Half Marathon and the Run Bristol Half Marathon, being sponsored by Bristol City Council. On 14 December 2015, it was announced from 2016 the event, alongside sister event the Bristol 10k, would be organised by Great Run and renamed the Great Bristol Half Marathon. [7]

In 2011 a business challenge was introduced, to stimulate participation by colleagues within Bristol companies.

In 2024, a fatality occurred, when a 26-year old runner collapsed and died. [8]

Past winners

Key:  Course record

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st1989Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Steve Brace  (GBR)1:08:36Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bronwen Cardy-Wise  (GBR)1:20:05
2nd1990Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Wayne Buxton  (GBR)1:11:22Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Zina Marchant  (GBR)1:18:47
3rd1991Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Rose  (GBR)1:07:51Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Cathy Newman  (GBR)1:18:14
4th1992Flag of Kenya.svg  Gideon Mutisya  (KEN) [a] 1:04:08Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lesley Morton  (GBR)1:16:05
5th1993Flag of Kenya.svg  Lazarus Nyakeraka  (KEN)1:03:39Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Karen MacLeod  (GBR)1:15:00
6th1994Flag of Kenya.svg  Charles Tangus  (KEN)1:02:45Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Danielle Sanderson  (GBR)1:14:47
7th1995Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bruce Chinnick  (GBR)1:06:12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Maureen Laney  (GBR)1:22:40
8th1996Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Martin Cox  (GBR)1:04:16Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Mitchurina  (RUS)1:13:56
9th [9] 1997Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kassa Tadessa  (GBR)1:04:52Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Trudi Thomson  (GBR)1:18:36
10th1998Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kassa Tadessa  (GBR)1:06:36Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Laura Woffenden  (GBR)1:20:08
11th1999Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilson Cheruiyot  (KEN)1:05:44Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Cathy Newman  (GBR)1:17:37
12th2000Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Wetheridge  (GBR)1:04:09Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Andrea Green  (GBR)1:13:28
WHMC 2001Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)1:00:03Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paula Radcliffe  (GBR)1:06:47
13th2001Flag of Kenya.svg  Geoffrey Kinyua  (KEN)1:05:09Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Andrea Green  (GBR)1:14:56
14th2002Flag of Kenya.svg  Hilary Lelei  (KEN)1:05:30Flag of Kenya.svg  Emily Samoei  (KEN)1:16:43
15th2003Flag of Kenya.svg  Julius Kibet  (KEN)1:02:52Flag of Kenya.svg  Meriem Wangari  (KEN)1:12:22
16th2004Flag of Kenya.svg  Simon Tanui  (KEN)1:04:18Flag of Kenya.svg  Meriem Wangari  (KEN)1:13:40
17th2005Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilfred Taragon  (KEN)1:03:30Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Birhan Dagne  (GBR)1:12:53
18th2006Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Makau  (KEN)1:03:38Flag of Kenya.svg  Cathy Mutwa  (KEN)1:12:35
19th2007Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Tewodros Shiferaw  (ETH)1:03:01Flag of Kenya.svg  Jane Muia  (KEN)1:10:26
20th2008Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tom Payne  (GBR)1:05:48Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Birhan Dagne  (GBR)1:14:18
21st2009Flag of Kenya.svg  Ezekiel Cherop  (KEN)1:03:25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Claire Hallissey  (GBR)1:12:03
22nd2010Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Kipyego  (KEN)1:03:08Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Claire Hallissey  (GBR)1:12:02
23rd [10] 2011Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Kipyego  (KEN)1:03:20Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gemma Steel  (GBR)1:13:32
24th2012Flag of Kenya.svg  Dominic Ondoro  (KEN)1:02:51Flag of Kenya.svg  Emily Biwott  (KEN)1:11:22
25th2013Flag of Kenya.svg  Bernard Rotich  (KEN)1:03:56Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Emma Stepto  (GBR)1:13:40
26th2014Flag of Uganda.svg  Ben Siwa  (UGA)1:03:55Flag of Kenya.svg  Gladys Yator  (KEN)1:13:01
27th2015Flag of Kenya.svg  Morris Gachaga  (KEN)1:01:32Flag of Kenya.svg  Teresiah Omosa  (KEN)1:13:48
28th2016Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  James Connor  (GBR) [11] 1:07:54Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jenny Spink  (GBR) [12] 1:14:58
29th2017Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Aaron Richmond  (GBR)1:08:07Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Emma Stepto  (GBR)1:17:42
30th2018Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matt Clowes  (GBR)1:05:10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Clara Evans  (GBR)1:16:26
31st2019Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matt Clowes  (GBR)1:05:08Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Annabel Gummow  (GBR)1:17:05
–2020Cancelled [13]
32nd2021Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Thompson  (GBR) [b] 1:07:53 [14] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chloe Richardson  (GBR)1:18:18 [15]
33rd2022Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jacob Brockmann (AUS)1:10:40Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Taylor (GBR)1:15:49
34rd2023Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Milne (GBR)1:08:55Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie Arnell (GBR)1:17:00

All information taken from runbristol, [16] ARRS [17] and This is Bristol [18]

Notes

  1. ↑ Gideon Mutisya and David Mungai finished with the same official time in the 1992 race.
  2. ↑ Omar Ahmed finished first, but was disqualified as he had signed up for the 10 km race rather than the half marathon event. [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bristol Marathon returns after 29 years". BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "New marathon from Bristol to Bath set for 2015". Athletics Weekly. 10 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Everything You Need To Know". Bristol+Bath Marathon.
  4. ↑ "Runbristol". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Ken Young; Andy Milroy, eds. (24 February 2021). "Bristol". Mattole Valley, California: Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bristol Half Marathon: Male runner dies". BBC News. 11 September 2011.
  7. ↑ "Great Run Launches Two New Events". Great Run. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Great Bristol Run death: Organisers confirm death of 26-year-old". BBC News. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Billed as the 'Cabot 500 Run Through History'
  10. ↑ "Bristol Half Marathon: Male runner dies". BBC Bristol. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  11. ↑ James Connor at Power of 10
  12. ↑ Jenny Spink at Power of 10
  13. ↑ Pipe, Ellie (1 July 2020). "BRISTOL HALF MARATHON CANCELLED FOR 2020". Bristol 24/7. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Winner of Great Bristol Run half-marathon disqualified after investigation". ITV News . 20 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "More records for Karsten Warholm – weekly round-up". Athletics Weekly . 20 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  16. ↑ Bristol half marathon: Race history
  17. ↑ Bristol Half Marathon
  18. ↑ Bristol half marathon winner Claire can run even faster, says coach. 12. September 2009

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